3.3 - Who Lives Where In Rural Areas

Question 1

Commuter Villages

Answer 1

Accessible rural areas
Good transport links
Interdependant
Provides high quality housing
Wealthier inhabitants commuters, choose to live
Dormant towns

Question 2

Retirement Villages

Answer 2

Idyllic areas where transport and employment is less important
Elderly population require unique services
Changes in land use e.g. Lymingotn

Question 3

Honeypot Villages

Answer 3

Accessible by daytrippers/tourists from urban areas
Have features attracting tourists e.g. national parks
Jobs in tourism but also issues e.g. seasonal jobs & litter.

Question 4

Very Remote

Answer 4

High levels of tranquility, lack fo impact from human activity
Difficult to access urban areas
Reliant on primary industry

Question 5

Spiral Of Decline In Remote Rural Places

Answer 5

People (especially youth) leave for better opportunities in urban places
Employers find idfficult to recruit labour
Reduced investment in areas and businesses close
Less money, employment and pepole lead to shops closing and services declining
People become more aware of general delcine and lower quality of life